Portrait of Peter Medak

Directing

Peter Medak

Career

Active from 1968 to 2018, busiest in 1982 and 1985 with 5 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Breaking Bad
Breaking Bad
GoodWatch score92/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 60 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Peter Medak Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    2.1, average 3.0
  • Cringe Humor
    1.5, average 2.2
  • Physical Comedy
    1.8, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Moral Ambiguity 5
  • Ensemble Character Study 4
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Family-Friendly 3
  • Melancholic Tone 3
  • Comfort Viewing 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Dark Humor 3
  • Stylized Violence 2
  • Dark Romance 2
  • Gothic Romance 2
  • Historical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

45
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

3 titles ยท average score 58
The Ghost of Peter Sellers
The Ghost of Peter Sellers (2018)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Dating Game Killer
Dating Game Killer (2017)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

The Gun, the Cake and the Butterfly
The Gun, the Cake and the Butterfly (2015)

as Father

2000s

4 titles ยท average score 56
Sex and Lies in Sin City
Sex and Lies in Sin City (2009)
GoodWatch score 41

Director

The Washingtonians
The Washingtonians (2007)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

Feast of All Saints
Feast of All Saints (2001)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

David Copperfield
David Copperfield (2001)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

1990s

8 titles ยท average score 52
Species II
Species II (1998)
GoodWatch score 28

Director

The Hunchback
The Hunchback (1997)
GoodWatch score 54

Co-Producer, Director

Pontiac Moon
Pontiac Moon (1994)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

Beverly Hills Cop III
Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)
GoodWatch score 32

as Man at Corner

Romeo Is Bleeding
Romeo Is Bleeding (1993)
GoodWatch score 45

Director

Let Him Have It
Let Him Have It (1991)
GoodWatch score 79

Director

The Krays
The Krays (1990)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

The Human Voice
The Human Voice (1990)

Director

1980s

15 titles ยท average score 60
Nabokov on Kafka
Nabokov on Kafka (1989)

Director

The Men's Club
The Men's Club (1986)
GoodWatch score 33

Director

The Emperor's New Clothes
The Emperor's New Clothes (1985)

Director

Breakin' Through
Breakin' Through (1985)

Director

Pinocchio
Pinocchio (1984)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1984)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

Cosmic Princess
Cosmic Princess (1982)
GoodWatch score 31

Director

Cry for the Strangers
Cry for the Strangers (1982)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

Zorro, The Gay Blade
Zorro, The Gay Blade (1981)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Mistress of Paradise
Mistress of Paradise (1981)

Director

The Changeling
The Changeling (1980)
GoodWatch score 75

Director

The Babysitter
The Babysitter (1980)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

1970s

7 titles ยท average score 57
The Odd Job
The Odd Job (1978)
GoodWatch score 43

Director

The Rocking Horse Winner
The Rocking Horse Winner (1977)

Director

Sporting Chance
Sporting Chance (1975)

Director

Ghost in the Noonday Sun
Ghost in the Noonday Sun (1973)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

The Third Girl from the Left
The Third Girl from the Left (1973)

Director

The Ruling Class
The Ruling Class (1972)
GoodWatch score 78

Director

A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (1972)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

1960s

8 titles ยท average score 58
Negatives
Negatives (1968)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Funeral in Berlin
Funeral in Berlin (1966)
GoodWatch score 64

Second Unit Director

Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope (1966)
GoodWatch score 58

Associate Producer

The V.I.P.s
The V.I.P.s (1963)
GoodWatch score 33

Second Assistant Director

Sparrows Can't Sing
Sparrows Can't Sing (1963)
GoodWatch score 69

Assistant Director

The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera (1962)
GoodWatch score 59

Second Assistant Director

Captain Clegg
Captain Clegg (1962)
GoodWatch score 62

Second Assistant Director

The Breaking Point
The Breaking Point (1961)

Assistant Director